User manual SANYO VPC-C40EX

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Movie Camera VPC-C40EX VPC-C40E VPC-C40 VPC-C40GX Important note This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-C40EX, VPC-C40E, VPC-C40 and VPC-C40GX. Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such. Please read these instructions carefully before using the camera. Make sure to read and understand the separate booklet "SAFETY MANUAL". [. . . ] First part Latter part Video clip start Selected scene Video clip end h To select the desired scene quickly, you can use a combination of the fast-forward (or reverse) playback, pause, and image-by-image playback functions (page 42). h The actual cut point may be slightly before or after the displayed scene. 3 Display the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 69). 93 English 4 5 Select the edit video icon k, and press the SET button. Toggle the SET button up or down to select the portion you wish to delete. DELETE 1ST PART: Delete the first part of the video clip. DELETE 2ND PART: Delete the latter part of the video clip. EDIT VIDEO DELETE 1ST PART DELETE 2ND PART JOIN EXIT 6 Press the SET button. h A screen appears for you to confirm whether or not you want to keep the original video clip. DELETE 1ST PART KEEP ORIGINAL IMAGE?YES NO EXIT English 94 EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 7 Select whether you want the original video clip to be erased when clipping is executed. NO: The original video clip is not saved. h If "YES" was selected, the edited video clip is saved as a new video clip. h If "NO" was selected, the edited video clip is saved as a new video clip, and the original video clip is erased. h When editing ends, you are returned to the Playback Setting Screen. 8 HINT i If the original video clip is protected, even if you select "NO" in steps 7 and 8 and press the SET button, the original video clip will not be erased. If you want it to be erased, you will need to first remove the protection. 95 English Joining two video clips CAUTION i Video clips that were photographed in different modes cannot be joined. 1 Display the first video clip. Currently showing video clip Video clip to be joined Video clip start Video clip end 2 3 4 Display the PAGE 2 Playback Setting Screen (page 69). Select the edit video icon k, and press the SET button. Select the join icon x. EDIT VIDEO DELETE 1ST PART DELETE 2ND PART JOIN EXIT English 96 EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 5 6 7 8 Press the SET button. h The 9-image playback display for video clips appears. Toggle the SET button to move the orange frame to the video clip that you wish to join. Select whether you want the original video clip to be erased when clipping is executed. YES: The original video clips are saved. NO: The original video clips are not saved. Orange frame 101 0001 0004 0002 0003 JOIN KEEP ORIGINAL IMAGE?YES NO EXIT 9 Press the SET button. <Confirmation screen for h Editing starts. saving the original video clip> h The two video clips are saved together as a separate video clip. [. . . ] Move in closer to your subject or zoom in so that the background does not compete with the subject. i In portrait photography your subject is clearly the central figure, so try techniques that allow the subject to stand out. i If light is coming from behind your subject (backlit), his face will appear dark. You can get a better picture by using the flash, for example, or changing the exposure setting. Photographing moving subjects (sports mode a) Points: i Match the camera's movement with that of the subject. [. . . ]